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Daily PressTodays crime related press reports collected by Prof. Thomas Görgen, German Police University
Governing.com, 01.09.2016
Is There Really a ‘Ferguson Effect’?
Some say police officers are increasingly reluctant to intervene in dangerous situations, fueling a crime wave in cities throughout the nation.
Mike Maciag
Government Technology, 02.09.2016
Rethinking Justice: Can Data-Driven Approaches Remove Politics and Bias from Policing?
Modern technology is generating data that allows criminal justice to add shades of gray to what has long been viewed as a black and white issue.
Colin Wood
Netzpiloten Magazin, 02.09.2016
Law and Order and Robots: Wie Geschworene den Tatort virtuell besichtigen können
Mehzeb Chowdhury
The Conversation, 05.09.2016
Why danger is exciting – but only to some people
Valerie Voon, Honorary Consultant Neuropsychiatrist and Senior Clinical Research Associate, Department of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge
Pacific Standard, 07.09.2016
Our Polarized Populace
More Americans are self-identifying as extremists. But polarization may be the result of focusing on a handful of divisive issues
Tom Jacobs
Pacific Standard, 07.09.2016
We Need Data to Re-Build Trust in Our Police Departments
Transparency will make it much easier to build better relations between officers and the communities they’re meant to serve and protect
Eric Liu
The Atlantic, 08.09.2016
Americans Are More Worried About Terrorism Than They Were After 9/11
Fears about terrorism have risen considerably in the U.S., but that has a lot to do with which party is in the White House.
Andrew McGill
MTV.com, 08.09.2016
T.I. Flips The Script On Police Brutality In ‘Warzone’ Video
‘Hands up, can’t breathe’
Madeline Roth
The Trace, 08.09.2016
Laws That Allow for Temporarily Removing Guns from High-Risk People Linked to a Reduction in Suicides
For every 10.5 guns collected under Connecticut’s gun violence restraining orders, one person was stopped from taking his or her own life, researchers estimate. Eleven states are considering similar policies.
Dan Friedman@dfriedman33s are considering similar policies
Bloomberg, 08.09.2016
Blame Global Warming for Your Bad Attitude
Climate change is making us angry. It may also cause more assaults, murders, and even poor math grades for your kids.
Eric Roston
Pacific Standard, 08.09.2016
Why the Media Should Report on Shooters and Terrorists
It’s the job of journalists, and we owe it to our readers
Joanne Zalatoris
BBC News, 09.09.2016
7/7 bomber's former brother-in-law: 'There were no signs'
Secunder Kermani BBC Asian Network
Boston University, 09.09.2016
POV: Is the War on Terrorism Really Winnable?
15 years after September 11, nagging questions remain
Jessica Stern
USC News, 09.09.2016
USC terrorism research expert looks at 9/11 and what the future may hold
Center for Risk and Economic Analysis of Terrorism Events (CREATE) at USC studies risks, costs and consequences of terrorism
Vox, 09.09.2016
The way we talk about Islamophobia every 9/11 anniversary is maddeningly oversimplified
To start, it existed long before the 9/11 attacks.
Jenée Desmond-Harris jenee.desmondharris@voxmedia.com
The Conversation, 09.09.2016
Disaster communications: Lessons from 9/11
Thomas Terndrup Professor of Emergency Medicine, The Ohio State University
The Conversation, 09.09.2016
The police are being militarised – should we be worried?
Martin Innes Director, Universities' Police Science Institute, Cardiff University
The Conversation, 09.09.2016
Drugs fatalities overtake car fatalities for the first time
Ian Hamilton Lecturer in Mental Health, University of York
The Conversation, 09.09.2016
The catastrophic legacy of 9/11 will define the US for years to come
Natasha Ezrow Senior Lecturer, University of Essex
The Conversation, 09.09.2016
Flashbulb memories of dramatic events aren’t as accurate as believed
Jennifer Talarico, Associate Professor, Psychology, Lafayette College
The Conversation, 09.09.2016
How the pain of 9/11 still stays with a generation
Dana Rose Garfin Research Scientist, Department of Psychology and Social Behavior, University of California, Irvine
The Conversation, 09.09.2016
How building design changed after 9/11
Shih-Ho Chao Associate Professor of Structural Engineering and Applied Mechanics, University of Texas Arlington
Firstpost, 11.09.2016
Fifteen years after 9/11: Terrorism a mutating virus adapting itself to the changing world
Vishnupriya Bhandaram and Karan Pradhan
POLITICO Magazine, 11.09.2016
An Anniversary of Shame
Fifteen years after 9/11, we're still entangled in the bad decisions America made following the disaster. But some in the CIA say the whole thing could have been over in six months.
Michael Hirsh
Columbia Daily Tribune, 11.09.2016
Driving while black: Black Columbians, public safety officials at odds over profiling
Alan Burdziak & Rudi Keller aburdziak@columbiatribune.com
Phys.Org, 12.09.2016
Study provides first estimates of judicial costs of crime, from homicide to theft
The Conversation, 12.09.2016
Fifteen years on from 9/11, we calculated the true cost to business
Gabriele Suder Principal Fellow, Faculty of Business & Economics/Melbourne Business School, University of Melbourne
The Conversation, 12.09.2016
This new fingerprint technique could revolutionise the way we solve gun crime
John W Bond, Senior Lecturer in Criminology, University of Leicester
The Conversation, 12.09.2016
Are refugee and migrant diasporas the missing piece of the development puzzle?
Melissa Phillips Honorary Fellow, University of Melbourne
Stockton Record, 13.09.2016
Scientists just got closer to understanding the genetic roots of crime
Similarly, there's no easy answer to the question of why some people end up in jails and prisons while others do not.
The Conversation, 13.09.2016
Women’s key role in Islamic State networks, explained
Neil Johnson, Professor of Physics, University of Miami
The Conversation, 13.09.2016
Plastic banknotes: new fingerprint technique means criminals can’t avoid capture
Paul Kelly Reader, Loughborough University
The New Yorker, 13.09.2016
The Long Defense of the Alabama Death-Row Prisoner Doyle Lee Hamm
Jennifer Gonnerman
The Conversation, 13.09.2016
Australia is locking up too many women but the UK offers a blueprint for a radical new approach
Ruth McCausland Research Fellow, UNSW Australia
The Guardian, 13.09.2016
Edward Snowden makes 'moral' case for presidential pardon
Exclusive: Whistleblower says citizens have benefited from his disclosure in 2013 of US and UK government surveillance
Ewen MacAskill Defence and intelligence correspondent
The Conversation, 13.09.2016
Five ways to help your child if they are being bullied at school
Mark Heaton Principal Lecturer, Sheffield Institute of Education, Sheffield Hallam University
The Conversation, 13.09.2016
Australia is locking up too many women but the UK offers a blueprint for a radical new approach
Ruth McCausland
The Conversation, 13.09.2016
Five ways to help your child if they are being bullied at school
Mark Heaton
CSS, 14.09.2016
Targeted Killings and Compellence: Lessons from the Campaign against Hamas in the Second Intifada
Charles P Kirchofer for Terrorism Research Initiative (TRI)
The Independent, 14.09.2016
he flesh-eating, bladder-wrecking chemicals hidden in street cocaine
he flesh-eating, bladder-wrecking chemicals hidden in street cocaine
Adam Lusher
Police News, 14.09.2016
Report: Is the 'Ferguson effect' real?
L.A. Police Chief Charlie Beck cited the lack of public trust as the 'real Ferguson effect' earlier this year
Mike Maciag
Scoop.co.nz (press release), 14.09.2016
Former cop's study tackles Thai sex trafficking
Press Release: Massey University
The Conversation, 14.09.2016
Weekly Dose: cannabis has been used medicinally for millennia, why is legalising it taking so long?
Betty Chaar Senior Lecturer, University of Sydney
CSS, 14.09.2016
Targeted Killings and Compellence: Lessons from the Campaign against Hamas in the Second Intifada
Charles P Kirchofer
The Independent, 14.09.2016
The flesh-eating, bladder-wrecking chemicals hidden in street cocaine
Adam Lusher
The Conversation, 14.09.2016
Years of fixation on defeating al-Qaeda have stunted US foreign policy
Scott Lucas
The Conversation, 14.09.2016
Weekly Dose: cannabis has been used medicinally for millennia, why is legalising it taking so long?
Betty Chaar
The Hill, 15.09.2016
Relations between the Police and Public are Frayed. It’s Time to Re-evaluate the 1033 Program.
Steven M. Radil
Science Daily, 15.09.2016
Research reduces violence against pregnant women
Johns Hopkins School of Nursing
The Conversation, 15.09.2016
Why societies must protect children if they want fewer criminals
Chandre Gould
The Conversation, 16.09.2016
iPhone hack attack shows why we need to rein in the trade in spyware
Robert Merkel
University of Cincinnati, 16.09.2016
To Hire or Not to Hire: Do Increased Police Forces Equate to Drop in Crime?
Jessica Noll
Columbia Journalism Review, 16.09.2016
Fear and the Ballot Box: How Political and Media Responses to Terrorism Influence Elections
Burhan Wazir
The Conversation, 16.09.2016
Why sexual harassment in schools is a hateful part of everyday life
Nancy Lombard
The Conversation, 16.09.2016
Essex police were right to bring Polish officers on beat after death in Harlow
Nick Alston
The Conversation, 16.09.2016
Decriminalise use of medical marijuana and legalise small-scale cultivation
Gary Potter
The Conversation, 16.09.2016
Callinan review largely backs Sydney lockout laws, but alcohol’s role in family violence is a blind spot
Julia Quilter
Stabroek News, 19.09.2016
Deportation, Nation and Incarceration: What does it mean to be a citizen?
Cornel Grey
The Conversation, 20.09.2016
Psychology expert: Why extremists use violence in their quest for significance
Arie Kruglanski
Scientific American, 20.09.2016
Stress Training for Cops’ Brains Could Reduce Suspect Shootings
Rachel Nuwer
Washington Post, 20.09.2016
As a source — and a patriot — Edward Snowden deserves a presidential pardon
Margaret Sullivan
The Conversation, 20.09.2016
Hard right, soft power: fascist regimes and the battle for hearts and minds
David Brydan
The Conversation, 21.09.2016
How the American online sex trade continues to thrive
Loretta Stalans, Mary Finn
The Conversation, 21.09.2016
Police shootings and race in America: Five essential reads
Danielle Douez
theguardian.com, 21.09.2016
Police to get more training to detect non-physical domestic abuse
Matthew Weaver
The Conversation, 21.09.2016
Have you ever wondered how much energy you put in to avoid being assaulted? It may shock you
Fiona Vera-Gray
The Conversation, 21.09.2016
How violence and racism are related, and why it all matters
Sarah Malotane Henkeman
The Conversation, 21.09.2016
The vital rules which meant a double murderer nearly escaped justice
Jeremy Robson
New York Times, 22.09.2016
Chicago to Hire Many More Police, but Effect on Crime Is Debated
MONICA DAVEY
The Intercept, 23.09.2016
FBI and DOJ Vow to Continue Using Junk Science Rejected by White House Report
Jordan Smith
NBCNews.com, 23.09.2016
More Stop-and-Frisk? Trump's Suggestion Overlooks Major Problems With Tactic
Jon Schuppe and Chelsea Bailey
Los Angeles Times online, 23.09.2016
Can racist tweets help predict hate crimes? L.A. is about to find out
Richard Winton
The Washington Post, 23.09.2016
Investigators said they killed for ISIS. But were they different from ‘regular’ mass killers?
Abigail Hauslohner, Joel Achenbach and Ellen Nakashima
The Conversation, 23.09.2016
Understanding the roots of sexual violence and lad culture on campus
Vanita Sundaram
The Conversation, 23.09.2016
How the Jim Crow internet is pushing back against Black Lives Matter
Nicholas D. Mirzoeff
The Washington, 23.09.2016
How ‘if you see something, say something’ became our national motto. Is it helping us or hurting us?
Hanson O'Haver
The Conversation, 23.09.2016
Why the International Criminal Court is right to focus on the environment
Tara Smith
The Conversation, 23.09.2016
What is Spice and why is the drug so dangerous?
Oliver Sutcliffe, Robert Ralphs
Newswise, 23.09.2016
Violence Against Police Officers Can Trigger Increased Discrimination in Police Stops
CITATIONS American Journal of Sociology
Journalist's Resource, 23.09.2016
Marijuana legalization: Research review on crime and impaired driving
The Conversation, 26.09.2016
Why the UN can’t step in to prosecute Islamic State fighters
Rosa Freedman
The Conversation, 26.09.2016
History offers Britain an important lesson on shutting down immigration
Tendayi Bloom, Katherine Tonkiss
Newswise, 26.09.2016
Police Violence Against Unarmed Black Men Results in Loss of Thousands of Crime-Related 911 Calls
The Conversation, 27.09.2016
When did Che Guevara become CEO? The roots of the new corporate activism
Jerry Davis
The Conversation, 27.09.2016
Sexual and domestic violence: the hidden reasons why Mexican women flee their homes
Ariadna Estévez
The Conversation, 27.09.2016
No wonder prisons are getting more violent, they’re full to the brim
David Honeywell
Romper, 28.09.2016
Racial Bias Starts In Preschool, Study Finds, & Here’s What Parents Can Do To Combat It
Kimberley Richards
New York Times, 28.09.2016
Whether Crime Is Up or Down Depends on Data Being Used
The news from the F.B.I. crime data was alarming: The murder rate rose sharply last year, driven by jumps in several major cities
TIMOTHY WILLIAMS
The Atlantic, 28.09.2016
Police Brutality Leads to Thousands Fewer Calls to 911
It might be making neighborhoods less safe.
Juleyka Lantigua-Williams
The Conversation, 30.09.2016
Policing, race and guns: a criminologist reports from Charlotte, North Carolina
David Baker Senior Lecturer in Criminology, Coventry University
theguardian.com, 30.09.2016
Do Not Resist: new film shows how US police have become an occupying army
Craig Atkinson’s documentary about police militarization in America asks an important question: how did we get here?
Stuart Miller
The Atlantic, 30.09.2016
Body Cameras Are Betraying Their Promise
They’re not transparent. They’re not independent. They’re not even turned on when they should be.
Robinson Meyer
Philly.com, 30.09.2016
'The Terror Years': How things got to be this way
The Terror Years: From Al-Qaeda to the Islamic State By Lawrence Wright Knopf. 400 pp. $28.85
Bob Hoover
New York Times, 30.09.2016
Why the Terrorist Who Destroyed Palmyra Won’t Face Justice
RUSSELL GOLDMAN and MARLISE SIMONS
